Chester Vaughn v. Warden James Gibson, No. 17-3529 (8th Cir. 2018)

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Court Description: Per Curiam - Before Wollman, Bowman and Benton, Circuit Judges] Prisoner case - Prisoner civil rights. Dismissal of Section 1983 action affirmed without comment. [ May 07, 2018

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 17-3529 ___________________________ Chester S. Vaughn lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant v. Warden James Hoot Gibson, Ouachita River Correctional Unit (ORCU); Assistant Warden A. Jackson, ORCU; Discip. Hrg Officer Justine Minor, Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC), Central Office; Lieutenant Seth Maxwell, ORCU; Deputy Director Dexter Payne, ADC, Central Office; Officer T. Stougenburg, ORCU lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Hot Springs ____________ Submitted: May 7, 2018 Filed: May 8, 2018 [Unpublished] ____________ Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Arkansas inmate Chester S. Vaughn appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to state a claim. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms. Upon de novo review of Vaughn’s appellate arguments and the district court record, this court finds no basis for reversal. See Moore v. Sims, 200 F.3d 1170 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam) (pre-service dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) is reviewed de novo). The judgment of the district court is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. Vaughn’s pending motions are denied as moot. ____________________________ 1 The Honorable P. K. Holmes, III, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. -2-

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